When I arrived to Brokaw on my first day, mastering that stainless steel ladder of doom was only one of my tasks at hand. Our intern syllabuses were packed to the brim with responsibilities, and I am thankful for all of the real-world experience.

I was once a young grasshopper,
and I am now ready to judo chop my way into the advertising world.

Greetings, and thanks for sticking around to peep another post of mine.

In order to get through yet another jam packed week, the digital team drafted a 3-page hefty to-do list.

Our tasks also forced us to call upon the power of the almighty gnome.

“Oh No! We have to get a lot of stuff done this week!” is right.

According to scientific research, most gnomes are:

-7 times stronger than a man,
-can run at speeds of 35 miles per hour,
-have better sight than a hawk…

Gnome forest creatures

They’re also really great at doing office work.

They get along terrifically with our fellow bro-creatures, and helped work overtime to get our list completed.

As always, it’s been another wild week at Brokaw, and I wouldn’t have it any other way.

Question of the Week: What is a fun fact about yourself?

I have several fun facts about myself.in any particular order:

1) I insist on setting my alarm clock for odd numbers ie: 6:17, 8:33, 10:49
2) I can recite the entire Preamble to the Constitution. (I prefer to sing it)
3) When doing laundry, I really enjoy picking the lint out of the filter.

With all of the above being said, please don’t judge me too much.
Have a great weekend.

**Spoiler alert!**

Stay tuned next week to read about me attempting to pull an airplane with my bare hands, and frolicking around CLE in my PJ’s.

This weekhas been eventful, and most importantly it has been oh so kind – in granting my wish of receiving more free t-shirts!

We proudly donned them at 4 am, arriving to the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to hand out free coffee for Business Traveler Appreciation Day.

For someone who has come to love the wonders of the Keurig, I was left with no choice but to consult Siri for help in brewing coffee for the masses:

She was NOT much help.

Summary of Personal Accomplishments:

-Woke up on time at 2:30 am
-Prepared, poured, and handed out 400+ cups of coffee
-Was offered to hop on a flight to St. Louis with a 52 year-old man
-Acquired the entire life story of a security cop on a Segway

Oh, and you can’t forget this guy:

The man, the myth, the legend: Žydrūnas Ilgauskas.

It was a pleasure to bump into the 7’3″ former teammate and current assistant general manager for the Cavaliers.

For those wondering, I spotted him out and yes – pronounced his full name correctly without skipping a beat. Everybody loves Big Z!

In other news:

Independence Day is just around the corner.

Although it does fall smack dab in the middle of the week,

us Brokaw-ians won’t let it ruin our chance to partake in some good old-fashioned American debauchery:

American, and proud of it.

Last but not least, here comes the BONUS question of the week:What is your personal theme song?

Considering I’ve proposed not only a verbal but also a written request at Brokaw to sing a Love Shack karaoke duet, I am going to stick with that theme.

I plan to stick to my goal as well. Enjoy below, and feel free to join in karaoke with me:

I also gave a Brokaw presentation this week where I boldly shared this picture of myself circa 97′ :

Glory Days: for all the world to see

My intern duties reflect a lot on this picture from 1997, as I’ve realized just how far we’ve come in this di-gi-tal world.

There are many things I thankfully experienced growing up that my children may never know about, including:

– The scream of a modem connecting
– Blowing the dust out of a NES cartridge and hoping it will load
– Having physical prints of photographs come back to you ( and not via Instagram)
– Floppy discs
– Getting lost (hello,beloved GPS!)
– Pay phones
– Remembering someone’s phone number by heart ( I still have a select few committed to memory )
– 3-D movies meaning red-and-green glasses
– Going to Blockbuster to rent a movie (Netflix anyone?)
– Inserting a VHS tape into a VCR to watch a movie or to record something
– When Spam was just a meat product — or even this awesome Monty Python sketch

Cassette artifact fossil

BONUS QUESTION:

What is your spirit animal?

Without hesitation – my spirit animal is a cat.

I like listening to birds, I’m really good at taking naps, and I like being petted and held.

Also, tether-ball was my favorite game to play; we all know that’s the ultimate human-cat toy to ever exist.

As the digi-tern at Brokaw, I’ve been dissecting every metric of digital known to man. Basically, this calls for ingesting lots of alphabet soup such as CTR, CPA, CPC, CPM – OMG, LOL.

I have not come across any true intern “chores” thus far. Unless, you consider the hefty chore that is refilling Kate’s infamous candy jar.

I graduate next semester from Kent State University, majoring in Advertising, minoring in Marketing. Shameless plug: Kent State baseball has advanced to the College World Series, root for them this Saturday. (This is probably the most exciting KSU occurrence since ‘Nam.).

When I was only a wee sophmore at KSU, I was first introduced to Brokaw’s work. I bookmarked the website and have enjoyed stalking Brokaw in a socially acceptable manner ever since – the rest is history.

Interning at the “World’s Greatest Advertising Agency” sure has many perks. I have explored CLE, met some wonderful people, had my first TV debut, and have conveniently received a free t-shirt for each week I’ve been here so far. By the end of this summer I plan to stitch a quilt, so keep ‘em coming.